The couple consulted books, Block, their wedding planner and Google to incorporate the symbols and traditions. Melanie also turned to a Jewish college friend, Andrea Cohen, for advice.

A really strong symbol of this is in the summer of 1950 ... from Ashkenazi musical traditions and Yiddish. So the Jewish set at a wedding becomes an Israeli set. At a typical Conservative wedding ...

Sigh — how’s a girl to have a betrothal symbol with a little more meaning ... about 400 years after rings began to be used in Jewish wedding ceremonies, the house ring is an opulent object ...

We incorporated symbols from both religions in the bridal henna and in our Jewish marriage contract. The wedding party watched the game together after Taryn and Darpan were married. (Submitted by ...